His mother stood behind him clutching what appeared to be a photo of her son as a child.

"He's distressed, given the circumstances he finds himself in, but otherwise in relatively good health and spirits," Mr Bosscher told reporters.

Mr Bosscher said the accused man's family was distraught.

"Not only because their son is in custody, but because they have a real and genuine empathy for the victim in this matter and her family," he said.

The lawyer said his client had not told him how he would plead.

"I have not delved down into the details of the instructions at this point," he said.

The 25-year-old was picked up by detectives in Coffs Harbour on the NSW mid-north coast on Monday following a public appeal for information about his whereabouts. He was extradited to Queensland on Tuesday.

He also faces charges of rape, deprivation of liberty and armed robbery.

Ms Collombet's naked and battered body was found in a rotunda at Kurilpa Park at South Bank on March 28.

A vigil will be held in her honour in Brisbane on Thursday, marking two weeks since her death.